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November 20, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Those Chiefs informs us that the Souix (Sioux Indians) settled on the Missourie (Missouri River) above Dog [ NB: Chayenne (Cheyenne River) ] River (Cheyenne River) , threten to attacked them this winter, and have treated 2 Ricares (Arikara Indians) who Carried the pipe of peace to them Verry roughly.   
  • &c. & is much displeased with Ricares (Arikara Indians) for makeing a peace with the Mandans (Mandan Indians) &. &. through us, &.   
  • November 20, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
December 1, 1804 - Clark, William
  • a young Chief arrived 7 Chiens Came to the Village with a pipe & the 3 Ricares (Arikara Indians) who Came here a flew days ago & Sent off yesterday have returned and Say that the Sieaux (Sioux Indians) & ricares (Arikara Indians) are Camped together On one side of this document 65 of the Field Notes are entries for November 3 and December 1, 1804.
  • December 1, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
February 14, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .—    These Savages took the two other horses, and two knives from them, they then formed a half-Circle round them and held a consultation, the result of which, was that they should be murder'd by their party; which would certainly have been the case; had not two of their Warriors opposed them, and would not agree to its being done, the Savages then set the 〈three〉 four Men at liberty, to go to the fort, These Savages proceeded down the River, to the Rick a Ree (Arikara Indians) nation, and told them what they had done, they likewise informed the Pawne (Pawnee Indians) Indians of the same, This was told to Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) (by a frenchman who lived among the pawne (Pawnee Indians) Indians and was there, when this set of Indians, arrived at that Village,) 〈at our Fort some short time afterwards〉.—    〈being the 28th instant〉.—    The party that was robbed by the Indians returned to the Fort, at 12 o'Clock the same night, they were very much fataigued.   
  • The Officers immediately called on the party for 20 Volunteers, to off early in the Morning, in pursuit of those Robbers.—    Twenty immediately of them volunteered their Service, and prepar'd themselves to be in readiness by day light.— Pawnee (Pawnee Indians) (spelled variously) was a name the party sometimes used for the Arikaras (Arikara Indians) ; the two tribes spoke related Caddoan languages.
  • February 14, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
April 7, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Sunday April 7th    This day we had fair weather,—    in the morning the Rick a Rees (Arikara Indians) chief came to the Fort, on a Visit to our Officers; he informed them, that the Chiefs of their Nation, was ready to descend the River in our boat, in Order to pay a Visit to the President of the United States.   
  • They are of a very light Colour, the Men are very well featur'd and Stout; the Women are in general handsome; this Town or Village Contains from the best calculation we could make 2,000 Inhabitants, they are Governed by a Chief called the Big White (Big White (Sheheke)) and the Indians here live to a very old age, numbers being 100 Years old.— Kakawita (Raven Man (Kakawita)) , or Raven Man (Raven Man (Kakawita)) , an Arikara (Arikara Indians) chief; see Clark's (Clark, William) entry for the date.
  • April 7, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 6, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • in this bottom a band of the Rick a rees (Arikara Indians) lived last winter.    they left a nomber of round huts covered with earth, and Some water crafts made out of buffaloe hides.   
  • M. and passing by a bottom covered with heavy Timber, one of our Hunters went on shore, and killed an Elk in this bottom, where we found a Band of the Rick ARees (Arikara Indians) Indians had lived, during the last Winter, They had left a number of round huts, which was cover'd with Earth, and some Water Crafts made out of buffalo Hides— We stopped and took the Man & Elk on board, and proceeded on, and passed a Creek lying on the South side of the River, and in the Evening We encamped on the bank lying on the North side of the River.—
  • October 6, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 30, 1804 - Clark, William
  • "I knew Said he that the Panies (Pawnee Indians) were liers, and told the old Chief who Came with you (to Confirm a piece with us) that his people were liers and bad men and that we killed them like the Buffalow, when we pleased, we had made peace Several times and you Nation 〈& They〉 have always Commened the war, we do not want to Kill you, and will not Suffer you to Kill us or Steal our horses, we will make peace with you as our two fathers have derected, and they Shall See that we will not be the Ogressors, but we fear the Ricares (Arikara Indians) will not be at peace—long—["]    "My father those are the words I Spoke to the Ricare in Your presents—    you See they have not opened their ears to your good Councils but have Spuilt our blood."    two Ricaree (Arikara Indians) s whome we Sent home this day for fear of our peoples Killing them in their greaf—informed us when they Came here Several days ago, that two Towns of the Ricares (Arikara Indians) were makeing their Mockersons, and that we had best take care of Our horses &
  • Children, and let you See that the Wariers of your great father will Chastize the enimies of his dutifull Children the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , wetersoons (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) & Winitarees (Hidatsa Indians) , who have opend. their ears to his advice—    you Say that the Panies (Pawnee Indians) or Ricares (Arikara Indians) were with the Sciaux (Sioux Indians) ,    Some bad men may have been with the Sciaux (Sioux Indians)    you know there is bad men in all nations, do not get mad with the racarees (Arikara Indians) untill we know if those bad men are Counternoncd. by their nation, and we are Convsd. those people do not intend to follow our Councils—    you know that the Sceaux (Sioux Indians) have great influence over the ricarees (Arikara Indians) and perhaps have led Some of them astray—    you know that the Ricarees (Arikara Indians) , are Dependant on the Sceaux (Sioux Indians) for their guns, powder, & Ball, and it was policy in them to keep on as good terms as possible with the Siaux (Sioux Indians) untill they had Some other means of getting those articles &c. &.   
  • November 30, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
August 17, 1806 - Clark, William
  • the also requested me to tell the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) to Come and See them, not to be afraid that no harm Should be done them, that they were anxious to be in peace with them.
  • we proceeded on to the old Ricara (Arikara Indians) village the S E wind was so hardd and the 〈wind〉 waves So high that we were obliged to Come too, & Camp on the S W Side near the old Village
  • The camp would be near one of the old Arikara (Arikara Indians) villages in Oliver County (Oliver County, N.
  • August 17, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
December 2, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Tabbo (Tabeau, Pierre-Antoine) & Gravoline (Gravelines, Joseph) , at the Ricares (Arikara Indians) Village, to interseid in proventing Hostilities, and if they Could not effect those measures to Send & informe us of what was going on, Stateing to the Indians the part we intend to take if the Rickores (Arikara Indians) & Seauex (Sioux Indians) did not follow our Derections and be at peace with the nations which we had addopted—    We made Some fiew Small presents to those Shar ha's (Cheyenne Indians) and also Some to the Mandans (Mandan Indians) & at 3 oClock they all Departed well pleased, haveing Seen many Curisossties, which we Showed them—.   
  • December 2, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
April 7, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Arikara Indians
  • Gravlin (Gravelines, Joseph) who speaks the Ricara (Arikara Indians) language extreemly well, has been imployed to conduct a few of the Recara (Arikara Indians) Chiefs to the seat of government who have promised us to decend in the barge to St.
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) refers to two French boatmen working the boat, and two more going as far as the Arikaras (Arikara Indians) , who may or may not have been expedition engagés.
  • April 7, 1805
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
Images from the Library of Congress
  • Bear rattles Rattles of Arikara bear medicine men. LC-USZ62-101186 cph 3c01186 Photographer: Edward S.
  • N.D.
  • Images
August 30, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Gass (Gass, Patrick) may mean either Ponca (Ponca Indians) or Pawnee (Pawnee Indians) , and the latter could refer to the Arikaras (Arikara Indians) , who were of the same Caddoan language family as the Pawnees (Pawnee Indians) .
  • August 30, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
Images from the Library of Congress
  • White Shield White Shield, Arikara, half-length portrait, facing left. LC-USZ62-125926 cph 3c2596 Photographer: Edward S.
  • N.D.
  • Images
October 26, 1804 - Clark, William
  • The Coal (Coal, The (Sho-ta-harro-ra)) , whose name in the Mandan (Mandan Indians) tongue Clark (Clark, William) renders as Sho-ta-har ro-ra (Coal, The (Sho-ta-harro-ra)) ( šotaharore, "it's a white cloud"), was apparently an Arikara (Arikara Indians) by birth, and had been adopted by the Mandans (Mandan Indians) .
  • The presence among them of prominent men of Cheyenne (Cheyenne Indians) and Arikara (Arikara Indians) birth suggests a relatively low degree of ethnocentrism.
  • At the present time there are believed to be no full-blooded Mandans (Mandan Indians) , though they are counted as one of the Three Affiliated Tribes (Mandan (Mandan Indians) -Hidatsa (Hidatsa Indians) -Arikara (Arikara Indians) ) at Fort Berthold Reservation (Fort Berthold Reservation (N.
  • October 26, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 4, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. passed a creek L S    Camped on a Sand bar at the upper point of an Island on which is the remains of an old ricara (Arikara Indians) Village fortified Called La hoo call (Lahocatt village)    It was circular, this Village appears to have been deserted about 5 or 6 years, 17 houses yet remain, the Island Contains but little timber, the evening verry Cold and wood Scerce, make use of Drift wood Course & Distance N. 18° W. 8 ½ m. to a point on the S.
  • The word, NAhuukaátA or "by the water," comes from the name of an Arikara (Arikara Indians) band. Parks (BVAP), 225.
  • October 4, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
Images from the Library of Congress
  • Bear's Teeth Bear's Teeth, Arikara, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front, wearing headband.
  • N.D.
  • Images
Images from the Library of Congress
  • Bear's Belly Bear's Belly, Arikara Indian, half-length portrait, facing front, wearing buckskin LC-USZ62-105497 cph 3c05497 Photographer: Edward S.
  • N.D.
  • Images
Lewis & Clark among the Indians 4. The Mandan Winter
  • Whenever there was conflict between the Mandans and the Arikaras, the Mandan chief insisted that the instigators were always the Arikaras.
  • With negotiations on the Arikara peace still in progress, his departure could cause delay and suspicion.
  • But the chief was not about to let Lewis and Clark think that the Mandans were in the past anything other than innocent victims of Sioux and Arikara aggression. He maintained that conflict was always instigated by Arikara- Sioux forces.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • James P. Ronda
Images from the Library of Congress
  • At the water's edge A Young Arikara Indian stands in shallow water, wearing buckskin dress, with trees in background, North Dakota.
  • N.D.
  • Images
October 25, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark (Clark, William) Course and Distance &c the 25 of October N. 80° W. 3 M. to a pt. on the L. S.    pass old Ricara (Arikara Indians) village (1) W. 1 m on the L.
  • verry Cold    R Field (Field, Reubin) s with a Rhumitisum in his Neck    one man R. in his hips    my Self much better, Those Indians appear to have Similar Customs with the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) , their Dress the Same    more mild in their language & justures &c.
  • The one on the point (the middle one) is the Greenshield site (Greenshield site) , which appears to be an old Mandan (Mandan Indians) village which was re-occupied by the Arikara (Arikara Indians) during visits to the locale in the later eighteenth century.
  • October 25, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 6, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • S.    2 men went out hunting—    at 1 oClock we halted at an old Rickree (Arikara Indians) Village on S. S.    took dinner.    our hunters came to us    had killed a fat Elk.    we found at this village Some Squashes.    the Rick Rees (Arikara Indians) left it last Spring.    their village was built verry close compact, & covered each Sepperate house with Earth.   
  • October 6, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
October 24, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. made by the river Cutting through a point, by which the river is Shortened Several miles—    on this Isld. we Saw one of the Grand Chiefs of the Mandins (Mandan Indians) , with five Lodges hunting, this Cheif met the Chief of the Ricares (Arikara Indians) who accompanied us with great Cordiallity & Sermony    Smoked the pipe & Capt.
  • S. below the old Village of the Mandins (Mandan Indians) & ricares.—    Soon after our landg. 4 Mandins (Mandan Indians) Came from a Camp above, the Ricares (Arikara Indians) Chief went with them to their Camp,
  • October 24, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 31, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark [undated, October 31, 1804] black Cat (Black Cat (Posecopsahe)) or Pose-cop-sa-he (Black Cat (Posecopsahe)) 1st Chief of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) & 2d Village "I believe what you have told us in Council, & that peace will be general, which not only givs me pleasure, but Satisfaction to all the nation, they now Can hunt without fear, and our womin Can work in the fields without looking every moment for the enimey—"    as to the Ricares (Arikara Indians) we will Show you that we wish piace with all, and do not make [war] on any with out Cause, that Chief pointing to the 2d of the Village and Some young men will accompany the Ricrea (Arikara Indians) Chief home to his Nation to Smoke with that people—    When the Indians of the Different Villages heard of your Comeing up they all Came in from hunting to See, they expected Great presents.   
  • October 31, 1804
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  • Clark, William
August 16, 1804 - Clark, William
  • (Cheyenne River) 150"   to the Richarees (Arikara Indians) [Arikara (Arikara Indians) ]— 250"   then to the Mandins (Mandan Indians)   10   thence to the Wattesoons (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) 3— to Muneturs (Hidatsa Indians) 3 Louisiana 〈Lark [other words crossed out]〉 Fish Camp (Fish Camp) on a Sand bar 3 Ms.
  • August 16, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 7, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • S. called [blank]    halted took breakfast at a River named [blank] where their was an old Rickree (Arikara Indians) village built in the Same Manner as that we passd yesterday on S.
  • Spoke to them    they Sd. they wanted Something to eat & that their band was a going up to the Rickrees (Arikara Indians) , we Gave them Some Venison & proceeded on to an Island about 4 oC.
  • October 7, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
October 7, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • at the mouth of this River is a wintering camp of the Rickaree (Arikara Indians) s having about 60 lodges.    we Saw 2 of the Souix (Sioux Indians) indians on the N.
  • Dak.)) , and is about 70 Yards wide at its Mouth.—    At the Mouth of this River 〈is〉 We saw, a Wintering Camp of the Rick a Rees (Arikara Indians) Indians, containing about 60 lodges; We saw two of the Souix (Sioux Indians) Indians on the North side of the River.   
  • October 7, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
November 30, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Here again Clark (Clark, William) is referring to the Arikaras (Arikara Indians) as "Pawnees (Pawnee Indians) " because of the linguistic kinship between the two.
  • November 30, 1804
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  • Clark, William
October 31, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .— The Men that went with Captain Clark (Clark, William) found among the Indians at this Village, Corn, Beans, Simlins, and many kind of Garden Vegetables, They & the Rick a Ree (Arikara Indians) nation are the only Indians that we saw that cultivated the Earth, that reside on the Mesouri River (Missouri River) .—    Their Village consisted of about 200 Lodges built in the manner, that the Rick a Ree (Arikara Indians) build their lodges.—    This Village we supposed contained 1500 Souls.   
  • October 31, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 7, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. and brackfast    this river whin full is 90 yards wide    the water is at this time Confined within 20 yards, the Current appears jentle, this river throws out but little Sand    at the mouth of this river we Saw the Tracks of White bear which was verry large, I walked up this river a mile—    below the (2) mouth of this river, is the remains of a Rickorrie (Arikara Indians) Village or Wintering Camp fortified in a circular form of a bout 60 Lodges, built in the Same form of those passed yesterday    This Camp appears to have been inhabited last winter, many of their willow & Straw mats, Baskets & Buffalow Skin Canoes remain intire within the Camp, 〈we passed〉 the Ricares (Arikara Indians) Call this river Sur-war-kar-na (Moreau (Sur-war-kar-ne) River (S.
  • they asked for Something to eate, & informed us they were part of the Beiffs De Medisons [NB: Beuffles de Medecines] Lodge on their way to the Rickerreis (Arikara Indians) , passed (3) a willow Island in a bind to the S. S.    (4) at 5 miles passd. a willow Island on the S.
  • October 7, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
March 5, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Several Indians visit us to day    one frenchman cross to join a Indian    the two pass through by Land to the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) with a Letter to Mr. Tabbow (Tabeau, Pierre-Antoine)
  • March 5, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
Lewis & Clark among the Indians
  • The Teton Confrontation 3. The Arikara Interlude 4. The Mandan Winter 5. Lewis and Clark as Plains Ethnographers 6.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • James P. Ronda
November 3, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Extraordinary— Untill the 30th Inst. a messenger from the mandans Came to the fort to Inform Our Officers that a hunting party of theirs was Robed by the Sues (Sioux Indians) & Rees (Arikara Indians) , Indians, on the 27th last, of Eight horses and their meat that they had Killd, & Killd One of their men and wounded two Others the[y] Applyd. for Some Assistance from the fort which Captn.
  • they carried with them a Pettyauger to bring what Meat they killid on their hunt; they remained down the River a hunting 15 days, and on the 18th November they returned, having had good success in hunting, they brought with them 34 deer, 10 Elk, and 5 buffaloes all weighing 2,000 lbs as near as we could guess.— Nothing happened extraordinary till the 30th day of November (instant) when an Express arrived from the 2nd Mandan (Mandan Indians) Village, at our Fort; who informed our Officers that a hunting party of theirs was robbed, by the Sues (Sioux Indians) & Rees (Arikara Indians) Indians on the 27th of last Month of Eight horses, and all their meat, & that they had killed one of their Men, and wounded two others, and applied to 〈the〉 Our Officers for some assistance from the fort which the Officers readily granted to them.   
  • this Evening, being very cold, the Officers had some Whiskey served out to the Men that was on the March which revived them much, & they all Retired to their Huts.— Here the writer summarizes the events for the remainder of the month as it is also given in the fair copy. Sioux (Sioux Indians) and Arikaras (Arikara Indians) . Gros Ventres (Hidatsa Indians) , that is, the Hidatsas (Hidatsa Indians) .
  • November 3, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 29, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clarks (Clark, William) Notes Continued as first taken — 29th of September Satturday 1804 —    Set out early    Some bad Sand bars, at 9 oClock we observed the 2d Chief with 2 men and Squars on Shore, they wished to go up with us as far as the other part of their band, which would meet us on the river above not far Distant    we refused to let one more Come on board Stateing Suffient reasons, observd they would walk on Shore to the place we intended to Camp, offered us women    we objected and told them we Should not Speake to another teton (Sioux Indians, Teton) except the one on board with us, who might go on Shore when ever he pleased, those Indians proceeded on untill later in the evening when the Chief requested that the Perogue might put him across the river which we agreed to—    Saw numbers of Elk on the Sand bars today, passed an old Ricara (Arikara Indians) Village at the mouth of a Creek without timber    we Stayed all night on the Side of a sand bar ½ a Mile from the Shore.
  • Dak.) , South Dakota (South Dakota) . The Arikara (Arikara Indians) village is believed to have been abandoned by 1794.
  • September 29, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
March 16, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Garrow (Garreau, Joseph) Shew'd us the 〈method〉 way the ricaras (Arikara Indians) made their large Beeds
  • March 16, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 8, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we came to the upper end of an Island where one band of the Rick a rees (Arikara Indians) live.    we camped above the Isd on the S. S.
  • M we passed the Mouth of the Marrapy River (Rampart (Maropa) Creek) , and came to the upper end of an Island, where One band of the Rick a Rees (Arikara Indians) Indians lived, and Encamped above the Island on the South side of the River.— Clark's (Clark, William) Maropa River (Rampart (Maropa) Creek) is present Oak Creek (Oak (Maropa) Creek) , Corson County (Corson County, S.
  • October 8, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 9, 1804 - Clark, William
  • He was an employee of Régis Loisel (Loisel, Régis) in 1802–1804, spending much of his time among the Arikaras (Arikara Indians) . He was a major source of information for the captains on the Upper Missouri tribes, besides serving as an interpreter and general intermediary; the numerous journal entries that mention him suggest their good opinion of the man.
  • October 9, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 10, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Ordway Wednesday October 10th 1804 A Journal continued from 90th page at R. Ree (Arikara Indians) villge.    10th Oct. About 2 oClock P. M. the chiefs & Warrirs of the Rick a Rees (Arikara Indians) Nation assembled at our Camp under the american flag to Counsel with our Officers.
  • Side 1430 ml. to the Ricaree (Arikara Indians) Village on the S. W. Side 1505 ml. to the River Bullette (Cannonball (Bullet) River) on the S W.
  • Kakawissassa (Lighting Crow (Kakawissassa)) or Lighting Crow (Lighting Crow (Kakawissassa)) , Pocasse (Hay (Pocasse)) or Hay, and Piaheto (Toone) or Eagle's Feather (Toone) are the Arikara (Arikara Indians) chiefs. See Clark's (Clark, William) entries for October 8–11 for a discussion of the meeting with the Arikaras (Arikara Indians) and notes on the Indian villages.
  • October 10, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
March 3, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 3rd of March Sunday 1805 a fine Day    wind from the W, a large flock of Ducks pass up the River—visited by the black Cat (Black Cat (Posecopsahe)) , Chief of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) 2d Cheif and a Big Belley (Hidatsa Indians) , they Stayed but a Short time    we informed those Chiefs of the news recved from the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) , all hands employd
  • March 3, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
Lewis & Clark among the Indians
  • The Teton Confrontation 3. The Arikara Interlude 4. The Mandan Winter 5. Lewis and Clark as Plains Ethnographers 6.
  • N.D.
  • Texts
  • James P. Ronda
December 2, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Clark (Clark, William) 2d of Decr. 1804    Visited by Several Mandan (Mandan Indians) Chiefs and 4 Chyannes (Cheyenne Indians) Inds. who Came with a pipe to the Mandans (Mandan Indians) , Sent a Speech to ther Nation a flag & Some tobacco, also written a Speech to the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) & Sioux (Sioux Indians) , informe them what they might depend on if they would not open their ears, & &.
  • December 2, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 9, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • .— Tuesday October 9th    This day we had Stormy weather, we lay by, in Order to hold a Councill with the Rick a Ree (Arikara Indians) Indians, Two frenchmen who reside among them, who came to us, and appear very friendly to us & stay'd during the night in our Camp
  • October 9, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
October 6, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • About 11 we passed a handsome bottom, where a band of the Rees (Arikara Indians) lived last winter. They had left a number of round huts covered with earth, some of their water craft made of buffaloe hides, and some garden truck, such as squashes.
  • October 6, 1804
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
March 8, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Clark 8th of March Friday 1805 a fair morning Cold and windey, wind from the East, visited by the Greesey head (Greasy Head) & a Riarca (Arikara Indians) to day, those men gave Some account of the Indians near the rockey mountains a young Indian same nation & Different Village Stole the Doughter of the Black man (Black Man) [NB: Mandan (Mandan Indians) (Minetarie (Hidatsa Indians) ], he went to his Village took his horse & returned & took away his doughter
  • March 8, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 11, 1804 - Clark, William
  • The bean is the product of the hog peanut or ground bean plant, Amphicarpa bracteata (L.) Fern. Fernald, 938–39. The Arikaras (Arikara Indians) obtained them from the underground stores of the meadow mouse or vole, Microtus pennsylvanicus.
  • October 11, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 15, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • at 7 oC. we met a hunting party of the Rickarees (Arikara Indians) comming down the river returning to their village, they had 12 Cannoes made of Bufflow hides loaded with excelent fat meat.   
  • S. at a hunting Camp of the R. Ree (Arikara Indians) nation.    their was abt.30 men & a nomber of women & children at this Camp.   
  • October 15, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
October 14, 1804 - Clark, William
  • In Codex C and on Atlas map 26 Clark (Clark, William) has used both the Indian name of the Arikara (Arikara Indians) chief for whom he named the creek and the English version, "Eagles Feather (Eagles Feather (Piaheto)) ."
  • October 14, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
November 3, 1804 - Clark, William
  • .)) ; others seem to have spent the winter at the Mandan (Mandan Indians) , Hidatsa (Hidatsa Indians) , or Arikara (Arikara Indians) villages. Those who wished to stay among the Indians, perhaps trading and trapping on their own, apparently received their pay in cash at this time; there is no record of their being paid, which complicates the effort to determine their identities.
  • November 3, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 13, 1804 - Clark, William
  • S. 18 miles above the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) I call Stone Ido[l] Creek (Spring (Stone Idol) Creek (Campbell County, S.
  • MRC map 46. Named after the second Arikara (Arikara Indians) chief; later Hunkpapa Creek (Hunkpapa (Pocasse) Creek) , in Corson County (Corson County, S.
  • October 13, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 18, 1804 - Clark, William
  • We met 2 french men in a perogue Desending from hunting, & complained of the Mandans (Mandan Indians) robing them of 4 Traps ther fur & Seeveral othr articles    Those men were in the imploy of our Ricaree (Arikara Indians) interpeter Mr. Gravelin (Gravelines, Joseph)    the[y] turned & followered us.
  • S. passing over a Sand bar   13   ☞ The ricara (Arikara Indians) Indians inform us that they find no black tail Deer as high up as this place, those we find are of the fallow Deer Kind ☞ The Ricarei (Arikara Indians) are not fond of Spiritous liquers, nor do they apper to be fond of receiveing any or thank full for it [NB: they say we are no friends or we would not give them what makes them fools.]
  • October 18, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
January 6, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • I am informed that this custom prevails even among the Minetares (Hidatsa Indians) Arwerharmays (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) and Recares (Arikara Indians) when attended by their old people on their hunting excurtions; but in justice to these people I must observe that it appeared to me at their villages, that they provided tolerably well for their ages persons, and several of their feasts appear to have principally for their object a contribution for their aged and infirm persons.
  • our merchandize is reduced to a mear handfull, and our comfort during our return the next year much depends on it, it is therefore almost unnecessary to add that we much regret the reduced state of this fund.— The Hidatsas (Hidatsa Indians) , Awaxawi Hidatsas (Hidatsa Indians, Awaxawi) , and the Arikaras (Arikara Indians) . Biddle (Biddle, Nicholas) elaborates some on the Indians' treatment of women and the elderly, perhaps from conversations with Clark (Clark, William) in 1810.
  • January 6, 1806
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether
October 11, 1804 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • At our camp on the Lard. shore a small distance above the upper pooint of an Island on which the lower village of the Ricaras (Arikara Indians) is situated. Observed Equal Altitudes of the ☉ with Sextant.  
  • October 11, 1804
  • Journals
  • Lewis, Meriwether

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